The Borussia Dortmund manager expressed his delight on the stunning win against Rothosen this weekend and is hopeful of a title charge.
Reigning German champions Borussia Dortmund thrashed Hamburg SV 5-1 at the Imtech Arena on Sunday to go level on points with league leaders, Bayern Munich. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-Lewandowski-c31255 and Jacob Blaszczykowski scored a brace each whereas Kevin Grosskreutz found the net once to complete a comprehensive victory over Rothosen. The victory also ended Thorsten Fink’s unbeaten record in the Bundesliga for Hamburg after a span of eight games.
Klopp claimed that his side played some magnificent football and totally deserved the win. He admitted that his team pressurized the opposition into making some mistakes, which turned useful in the end. The manager is impressed with the side’s display in the away game and admitted that the score line did not justify Hamburg’s performance.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FSV-Mainz-05-c38166 boss added that Thorsten Fink’s side were very good in the first-half of the game but could not keep the same composure after the interval.
“We forced them into making mistakes and took advantage of it. We put in a great performance, and I don't even really care that we won this big,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The coach insisted that his team in certainly on the right track and have to keep playing well in order to challenge for trophies. He claimed that the win was a perfect beginning to the second phase of the campaign and admitted that the team’s hard work in the winter break has definitely paid off.
“The most important thing for me is the way we played here. This is a fantastic way to start the second half of the season,” he concluded.
The Dortmund based side is now level on points with the likes of Bayern Munich and Schalke but sit in second place as the Bavarians have a superior goal difference. Bayern threw their three point lead after losing to Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday and the competition at the top is immense as the top four teams are only separated by a point.
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